Drone footage captures massive Los Angeles inferno

Drone Video: Footage of an enormous blaze in central Los Angeles was captured on a drone-borne camera, Monday. The fire engulfed an under-construction apartment block in the city’s downtown and could be seen from miles around.

It is believed the huge blaze started at 01.20 (09.20 GMT) but Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) have yet to establish a cause.

Local authorities were forced to close down sections of two major freeways in the vicinity of the fire as more than 250 firefighters from the LAFD battled to control the inferno.